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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 91.77 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 6.73 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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91,77,37,885
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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6,73,07,240
More than 91.77 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 6.73 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
President's Secretariat
President of India to visit Rajasthan and Odisha from December 6 to 8
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will visit Rajasthan and Odisha from December 6 to 8, 2019.
On December 6, 2019, the President will visit the headquarters of Brahma Kumaris in Mount Abu and grace a National Convention on Empowerment of Women for Social Transformation.
On December 7, 2019, the President will grace the 2nd convocation of AIIMS, Jodhpur and also inaugurate the new building of Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur.
On December 8, 2019, the President will lay the foundation stone of the memorial of Paika Vidroh at Barunei Hill in Khurda, Odisha. On the same day, he will also address the closing ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Utkal University in Bhubaneswar.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the passing away of former Indian cricketer Shri Yashpal Sharma Ji
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of former India cricketer and a member of 1983 World Cup-winning squad Shri Yashpal Sharma Ji.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Shri Yashpal Sharma Ji was a much beloved member of the Indian cricket team, including the legendary 1983 squad. He was an inspiration for teammates, fans as well as budding cricketers. Anguished by his passing away. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Udyam Registration Portal
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched Udyam Registration Portal on 01.07.2020, to register and classify enterprises as micro, small and medium enterprises. The total number of enterprises registered in the Gopalganj district of Bihar, since inception till 31.07.2023, is 16,144, out of which 15,906, 226 & 12 are micro, small and medium enterprises, respectively.
As per Udyam Portal, the total number of enterprises set up during the last four years  in Gopalganj district of Bihar is 7,849, out of which 7,799, 48 and 2 are micro, small and medium enterprises, respectively.
This information was given by Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
STATUS OF NIRBHAYA FUND
Under Nirbhaya Fund, the details of projects/ schemes being implemented from Nirbhaya Fund, State/ UT-wise are at Annexure-I.
The details of fund allocated under the Nirbhaya Fund during the last three years are as under:
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Financial Year
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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Allocation

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550.00
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550.00
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1355.23
State/ UT-wise details of funds released and utilized for various projects/ schemes under Nirbhaya Fund, are at Annexure-II.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Supply to Power Sector Monitored Regularly – Coal Ministry
With 12% Increase, 25.6 Million Ton Coal Stock with Power Plants
Record 18% Increase in Domestic Coal Production
- Coal, Power , Railways Ministries working in close coordination to ensure adequate coal supply
- Captive Coal Blocks produce 58.6 Million Ton, achieve 37.5% Growth
- 141 New Coal Mines put on auction recently, to further enhance Production & Supply
The Ministry of Coal has clarified that supply of coal to the Power Sector is regularly being supervised by the Ministry in close coordination with the Ministries of Power and Railways. As a result of this coordinated efforts the closing stock of coal at the domestic coal-based power plants, as on 31 October this year was 25.6 Million Ton  which is the highest ever in the month of October except for the Covid year of 2020-21. The domestic coal supply to the power sector is 12% more than the same period of last year which is the highest ever supply to power sector in the first seven months of any financial year.
➢ The total domestic coal production is 18% higher than the same period of previous year with Coal India Limited , achieving a growth of 17.5%.
➢ The captive coal blocks produced 58.6 MT in first seven months registering a growth of 37.5% over the same period of the previous year.
➢ The domestic coal rake loading from all sources of CIL to power sector has been at an all time high of 296.5 rakes per day which is 19% increase over the same period of the previous year.
With an objective to enhance coal production capacity, the Ministry of Coal has recently put 141 new coal blocks for commercial auction. Ministry is closely coordinating with State Governments and central ministries concerned to operationalise mines auctioned earlier, on fast track.
Ministry is also taking steps to augment rail connectivity infrastructure for all major mines under PM-Gatishakti to ensure faster evacuation of coal and the Ministry of Coal is committed to ensure adequate availability of coal to the power sector.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya undertakes PadYatra on 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Stresses upon imbibing Gandhian Values
As a part of 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth, Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has undertaken a 150km long PadYatra. The seven day PadYatra started yesterday from Gram Daxinamurti to culminate on the 22nd of this month at Sanosara in Gujarat. The Yatra has been organised to spread basic education among the masses.
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya started the PadYatra with tree plantation and explained the relation among the Gandhian thoughts and nature. He also flagged off the 22,000 KMs and 3-month long bike journey by three youngsters from Surat.
On its second day today, the Padyatra travelled from Bela to Samdhiyara, Dihor, Bhadravar and Mayadhar. Villagers welcomed Shri Mansukh Mandaviya and the other Padyatris with a procession. Shri Mandaviya thanked the people for accepting the Gandhian thoughts and values. Addressing the third Mahavrat Sabha, noted seer Morari Bapu talked about oneness of all religiins and said universalism never binds anyone.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the demise of Shri Kantisen Shroff
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed sadness over the demise of Shri Kantisen Shroff .
In a tweet, The Prime Minister called Shri Kantisen Shroff , a kind hearted man of Gujarat who in addition to being a successful industrialist, contributed a lot for the upliftment of small artisans.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Ganesh Chaturthi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"आप सभी को गणेश चतुर्थी की मंगलकामनाएं। यह पावन अवसर हर किसी के जीवन में सुख, शांति, सौभाग्य और आरोग्य लेकर आए। गणपति बाप्पा मोरया!"
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Narayan Rane on two-day visit of Rajasthan from tomorrow; To review KVIC Outlet at Jhalana Dongri and Kumarappa National Handmade paper institute at Sanganer in Jaipur
Union Minister for MSME, Shri Narayan Rane will visit Rajasthan for two days from tomorrow. The Minister will review the KVIC Outlet, Jhalana Dongri and Kumarappa National Handmade paper institute, Sanganer, Jaipur. Shri Rane will also give away the Youth Icon Awards 2021. He will later address the Press on Friday, the 26th November, 2021 in Jaipur.
The Kumarappa National Handmade paper Institute is a leading unit of KVIC which was established with UNDP support in 1991. It is mandated to conduct research and development, consultation and providing technical services to the local handmade paper units. The institute is duly recognised by the Department of Science and Industrial Research, Government of India. It conducts eight training programmes as per the requirements of the industry.
Under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, the Institute brought about another innovation in 2018; of manufacturing handmade carry bag from plastic waste. Up to 20 per cent raw paper is mixed with waste plastic to produce these innovative carry bag for market. Under the Replan-Reducing Plastic in Nature Projects of the institute. About 40 Lakh carry bags have been made utilising approximately 35 tonn plastic waste. This has resulted in fresh earning of Rs. 1.4 crore.
The Institute has also developed an eco-friendly Khadi natural paint which was launched on 12th January this year. This paint uses 25to 30 per cent cow dung, which makes it non fungal and anti bacterial. The Khadi paint is available in both the distemper and plastic emulsion forms and is cheaper than other similar products. The institute has began five day training in the field of producing Khadi paint on commercial basis, and about 900 people have been trained till date. About 20,000 litre Khadi natural paint has been produced by the Institute, while 16 dealers have been selected for its sale on national level.
Continuing its R&D activities, the Institute has recently developed an Anti Bacterial Cloth Treated with Extracted Antibacterial Agent from cow dung, which will soon be launched in the market.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Safety of Dams
As per the National Register of Large Dams 2019 compiled by the Central Water Commission based on the information provided by the project authorities, India has 5334 completed and operational large dams while 411 large dams are under construction. A list of State/UT wise number of completed and under construction large dams is given at Annexure-I.
Union Government has enacted the Dam Safety Act 2021, which became effective from 30th December 2021. The Act provides a comprehensive frame work for proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all the large dams of the country for ensuring their safe functioning and to avoid dam failure related disasters. The Act also provides for empowered institutional framework for dam safety both at the level of Centre and States and will also help in standardizing and improving uniform dam safety practices across the country.
Responsibility for safety of dams, including its operation and maintenance rests primarily with dam owners which are mostly the State Governments and Central/State Public Sector Units. During extreme weather events, especially during the monsoon season, dams are to be operated as per the rule curve and the Operation & Maintenance manual. All the dam owners are required to have O&M manual containing standard operating procedures for their dams/reservoirs in place before commissioning of the dam. Dam Safety Act 2021 also emphasizes the necessity of O&M Manual for every specified dam. As per the Dam Safety Act 2021, every owner of the specified dam shall ensure that a well-documented operation and maintenance manual is kept at each of the specified dam and are followed at all times. Further, every owner of the specified dam shall prepare an Emergency Action Plan for each of their specified dam to deal with any emergency conditions arising at the dams.
Dam Safety Act 2021 is having the provision for setting up empowered institutional framework for dam safety both at the Central and State level. At national level, Central Government has constituted the National Committee on Dam Safety which shall discharge functions to prevent dam failure related disasters and maintain standards of dam safety and evolve dam safety policies and recommend necessary regulations.
Further as per the provisions of the Dam Safety Act 2021, State Governments are mandated to constitute the State Committee on Dam Safety which shall ensure proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams in that State and ensure their safe functioning.
This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training of Ministry of Cultureorganizes National Level Patriotic Poem Competition as part of Independence Day celebrations
In the run up to Independence Day , the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training , an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture in partnership with Mygov.in is holding a National Level Patriotic Poem Competition.
Under this competition, entries of “Patriotic Poem” have been invited from meritorious young children in the age group of 10 to 14 years for participation in the National Level Patriotic Poem Competition. Children can send their own written poem in any language recognized by the Constitution of India and its 8th schedule including English. Maximum five best entries from each State/UT will be selected, which would be then evaluated by National Level Panel. Winners would be announced on the occasion of Independence Day and they will be awarded Cash Prizes and Merit Certificates. Children whose date of birth is in between 01.07.2007 and 30.06.2011  are eligible to send their entries.
CCRT is working in the field of linking education with culture for more than 40 years and has awarded more than 14000 scholarships till date to the young and meritorious children in the age group of 10 to 14 years.
The selected winners will be awarded Merit Certificate along with Cash Prize of :
1. First Prize 
2. Second Prize 
3. Third Prize 
4. Consolation Prize  for each State/ Union Territory of India 
The last date for submission of the Entries will be 07-08-2020, 11.30 P.M.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari proposes setting up of Innovation Bank for new ideas, research findings and technologies to focus on ‘Quality’ in infrastructure development
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has proposed setting up of Innovation Bank for new ideas, research findings and technologies to focus on ‘Quality’ in infrastructure development. Virtually addressing the inaugural function of the 222nd Mid-Term Council Meeting of the Indian Roads Congress  he said new initiatives are expected from IRC, Innovation should be the focus area for all Engineers. He said IRC should develop a World-class state-of-art laboratory with the help of IITs and global institutions in the world .
Shri Gadkari said infrastructure development has an important role in fulfilling the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a 5 trillion-dollar economy and
Road infrastructure is directly linked to the prosperity of that region. He said Road infrastructure connects people, culture and society and brings prosperity through socio-economic development.
The Minister said in the last 8 years, the length of National Highways has gone up by more than 50% from 91,000 km in 2014 to about 1.47 Lakh km now. He said our government is dedicatedly working towards expanding the National Highway network to 2 lakh kilometers by 2025. In last 8 years, our team has created multiple world records, he added.
Shri Gadkari said Government is very committed to the development of the North East region. He said NHIDCL is playing a vital role in developing infrastructure in this region. The National Highway share of the region stands at 10%. He said till date, 2344 km highway is constructed at the cost of Rs. 45,000 crore.
The Minister said we are ready to adopt World's best and most successful technology and new materials for construction. He said use of Proven Technology and Reduction in Construction Cost are the two most important driving forces for us. We need to reduce the cost of construction while maintaining quality, he added.
Shri Gadkari said there should be minimum carbon footprints and exploitation of limited natural resources during the construction and operation phase. He said development at the cost of degradation of ecology and environment is not acceptable to us. He said a sustainable alternative for steel and cement should be found .
The Minister said Road safety is a high-priority area for the Government. We need to incorporate effective global practices and guidelines related to road engineering into the specification ,he added.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of Shri Narsinhbhai Patel
The Prime Minister has expressed deep grief on the death of the freedom fighter Shri Narsinhbhai Patel and remembered his contribution for the freedom struggle.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"નવસારીના સ્વાતંત્ર્યસેનાની શ્રી નરસિંહભાઇ પટેલના અવસાનથી દુઃખ અનુભવું છું. દેશની આઝાદીની લડાઈમાં તેઓનું યોગદાન સદાય અવિસ્મરણીય રહેશે. સદ્ગતના આત્માની શાંતિ માટે પ્રાર્થના તથા શોકગ્રસ્ત પરિવારને સાંત્વના.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM arrives in Berlin for Fourth India-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, arrived in Berlin on Monday for the fourth India-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations. This is Prime Minister Modi's second bilateral visit to Germany.
Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted an informal dinner for Prime Minister Modi at the Schloss Meseberg, outside Berlin. The interaction lasted nearly three hours, and covered various areas of mutual interest including smart cities, skill development, clean energy etc. There was appreciation for India's economic reform agenda, including GST.
The leaders reviewed regional and global issues. Prime Minister Modi reiterated the importance of cohesiveness in the European Union, and its significance as a force of stability in the world.
On Afghanistan, both leaders reiterated the importance of an Afghan-led Afghan-owned reconciliation process. Issues such as deradicalization and terrorism figured in the discussions. China's belt and road initiative, and climate change, also figured in the discussions.
Earlier, on arrival at the Schloss Meseberg, Prime Minister Modi signed the visitor's book. The two leaders took a stroll on the lawns of the country residence.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inspects transplantation of 51 banyan trees from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra to Paithan National Highway 752 E.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today inspected transplantation of 51 banyan trees from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra to Paithan National Highway 752 E. along with MLA Shri Sandipan Bhumre and actor Shri Sayaji Shinde .
Interacting with media Shri Gadkari said in the widening of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar to Paithan National Highway, there were about 51 banyan trees of 50 to 100 years old on both sides of the existing highway. He said it was not possible to complete the project without cutting them hence it was considered to revive these old giant trees by transplanting them to some other place without cutting them. He said for this Paithan Devbhoomi was selected because of the good ground water level due to Jaikwadi Dam.
Shri Gadkari said this is the first and only undertaking of tree transplantation in the country, in which 51 trees have been successfully restored and transplanted together. He said these trees will reverse adverse water-air conditions and effects of natural events in the coming times and will prove to be helpful in recharging ground water, improving wildlife habitat and reducing soil erosion.
Shri Gadkari said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi the government is determined to improve the environment along with infrastructure development in the country. He said the government's request to transplant big trees according to the area on both sides of the newly constructed national highways is an important step in the direction of environmental protection. The Minister said creation of green highways will be helpful in making India clean, green and pollution free.
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Telephone Conversation between PM and Prime Minister of Nepal
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a phone call today with H.E. Shri K P Sharma Oli, Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of Nepal.
The two leaders shared views on the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and the challenges it poses to health and safety of citizens of both countries and the region. They discussed the steps taken in their respective countries to tackle the pandemic.
Prime Minister Modi appreciated the response and management of crisis by the Government of Nepal under the leadership of PM Oli, and the strong resolve of the people of Nepal in combating this challenge.
Prime Minister Oli reiterated his appreciation for Prime Minister’s initiative in coordinating the response to the pandemic among SAARC countries. He also expressed his thanks for the bilateral support provided to Nepal by India.
Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s commitment for ensuring all possible support and assistance for Nepal's efforts in fighting this global pandemic.
The two leaders agreed that their experts and officials would continue to closely consult and coordinate with each other on all issues arising out of the Covid-19 situation, including for facilitating cross-border supplies of essential commodities.
The Prime Minister extended his best wishes for the good health and wellbeing of Prime Minister Oli and the people of Nepal.